Raymond Speakman

Raymond Speakman
Candidate for
Arizona House of Representatives District 26
Party	Republican
Personal
Profession	Small Business Owner
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Raymond Speakman was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 26 of the Arizona House of Representatives.

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

Speakman's campaign website listed the following issues:

• Faith

Excerpt: "This land of America has always been a refuge for those who seek religious freedom. Today that freedom is being threatened on every front for all faiths. The men that established the Constitution had a strong faith in God and Christ. One of our most famous founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin said, “ I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth – that God governs the affairs of men."

• Families

Excerpt: "Families are the basic unit of society. A well-functioning family is the cure for most of our social challenges. Studies show – time and time again – that children from stable and loving homes become productive, well-balanced individuals. Families and the roles of parents in a family must be preserved, strengthened, and encouraged."

• Freedom

Excerpt: "Our freedoms of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (property ownership) are being attacked on all fronts. This attack must stop. The larger the government becomes the less freedom we have. When people are willing to let government infringe on their God-given rights, those God-given rights will diminish and be removed from our lives."

Elections

2012

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2012

Speakman ran in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 26. He and Mary Lou Taylor defeated Buckley Merrill and Jason Youn in the August 28, 2012, Republican primary. He was defeated in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 26, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Juan Mendez	28.2%	24,213
	Democratic	Andrew Sherwood	27.3%	23,481
	Republican	Mary Lou Taylor	19.5%	16,766
	Republican	Raymond D. Speakman	18.8%	16,153
	Libertarian	Chris Will	4%	3,480
	Green	Haryaksha Gregor Knauer	2.2%	1,872
Total Votes				85,965

Arizona House of Representatives, District 26 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Raymond Speakman	30.7%	3,725
Mary Lou Taylor	29.8%	3,611
Jason Youn	26.4%	3,206
Buckley Merrill	13.1%	1,587
Total Votes		12,129

Endorsements

Speakman received endorsements from:

• Matt Salmon – Candidate for Congress
• Justin Olson – State representative
• Justin Pierce – State representative
• Alex Finter – Mesa City Council
• Raymond Jones – 26th District Chairman
• Scott Greenhalgh – Tempe Educator
• Tauni Orton – Heritage Precinct Committeeman Captain
• Chris Glover, Mesa City Council

Personal

Speakman is married and has eight children.

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